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<blockquote data-quote="Swordsage" data-source="post: 7666360" data-attributes="member: 14904"><p>And that's the rub. The gold standard for Adventure Paths are either the ones that Paizo did in Dungeon back in the day (which were somewhat limited by format) or the current Pathfinder APs. Paizo didn't obviously create the concept but refined and fleshed APs out into something more than linked adventures. I'm not a fan of Pathfinder in that I think Paizo too has fallen into the "kitchen sink" style of world building, but what they do get is fans want stuff to read. Lots of stuff. And if it has something for everyone, then most everyone will buy all or some of what they release. Where I think WotC falls down is that they have gone with this "not releasing products for the sake of releasing products" line. If they or anyone could confirm to me the Tyranny of Dragons or the Elemental Evils products are so cutting edge and superior to everything that has gone before that they are flying out the game store doors, then I will gladly applaud their innovative new sales strategy. Because let's be clear, WotC are in the business of making sales. I am an FR fan. I've bought a single 5E product. I wasn't impressed. I've picked up all the rest at my game store and then put them back on the shelf. They are not cutting edge products. They are not innovative products. They are a re-hash of ancient D&D tropes (I'm waiting for their next product in the Realms - "The Crisis of Lolth": drow must be next on the - as I call it - lazy cycle) which haven't been executed in any way that I would consider is ground breaking. </p><p></p><p>So now is a time for choice. Optimism or pessimism that WotC will do "the right thing". I might just sit on the fence and see how it pans out. By the time the sourcebooks done in a new and wonderfully innovative way are on deck, we should be playtesting 6E.</p><p></p><p>The Swordsage</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swordsage, post: 7666360, member: 14904"] And that's the rub. The gold standard for Adventure Paths are either the ones that Paizo did in Dungeon back in the day (which were somewhat limited by format) or the current Pathfinder APs. Paizo didn't obviously create the concept but refined and fleshed APs out into something more than linked adventures. I'm not a fan of Pathfinder in that I think Paizo too has fallen into the "kitchen sink" style of world building, but what they do get is fans want stuff to read. Lots of stuff. And if it has something for everyone, then most everyone will buy all or some of what they release. Where I think WotC falls down is that they have gone with this "not releasing products for the sake of releasing products" line. If they or anyone could confirm to me the Tyranny of Dragons or the Elemental Evils products are so cutting edge and superior to everything that has gone before that they are flying out the game store doors, then I will gladly applaud their innovative new sales strategy. Because let's be clear, WotC are in the business of making sales. I am an FR fan. I've bought a single 5E product. I wasn't impressed. I've picked up all the rest at my game store and then put them back on the shelf. They are not cutting edge products. They are not innovative products. They are a re-hash of ancient D&D tropes (I'm waiting for their next product in the Realms - "The Crisis of Lolth": drow must be next on the - as I call it - lazy cycle) which haven't been executed in any way that I would consider is ground breaking. So now is a time for choice. Optimism or pessimism that WotC will do "the right thing". I might just sit on the fence and see how it pans out. By the time the sourcebooks done in a new and wonderfully innovative way are on deck, we should be playtesting 6E. The Swordsage [/QUOTE]
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